Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics, an unlikely hero emerged: an unofficial mascot known as Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is, as ...

The bare-nosed or common wombat is a marsupial closely related to koalas. Wombats have a stocky build with short, stubby legs and coarse tan, grey, or brown fur. They are the second-largest marsupial ...

Quick Take Evidence from camera footage and researchers confirms 56 species relied on specific underground infrastructures for post-fire survival, namely wombat burrows. Entrances measuring only 19 cm ...

Subspecies: (of Vombatus ursinus): Vombatus ursinus hirsutus (Mainland Common Wombat), Vombatus Ursinus Tasmaniensis (Tasmanian wombat), Vombatus ursinus ursinus (Flinders Island wombat) Diet: Wombats ...